Clinical Research Nurse / Practitioner

The DREEAM Research Team have a vacancy for a Band 5 Research Nurse to join in conducting and delivering research across the emergency, acute care and critical care department at NUH.

This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse with strong clinical skills to broaden their career into a research role. Our main requirement is that you have some emergency or critical care experience and bags of enthusiasm for research and evidence-based care in the NHS.

Successful candidates will contribute to the delivery of all of our research projects, so the workload is varied, fast paced and rewarding. Our nurses also take overall responsibility for the conduct of specific studies including feasibility planning, regulatory approvals and providing training and promotion of projects to clinical colleagues. We work closely with the DREEAM Education Team to ensure research is embedded into clinical care.

We are a small team with big ambitions requiring flexibility and an ability to work effectively in unfamiliar environments. You will have an opportunity to contribute to planning your rota whilst ensuring adequate and safe cover, with respect and consideration of colleagues. You will be expected to work flexibly to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients within your care, coordinating your work with others.

In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

This position also requires some cross-site working, although your main base will be QMC. Our team is responsible for the ‘research care’ of inpatients in a variety of wards and departments beyond ED and ICU, which may continue throughout their hospital stay and beyond.

You will be proactive in problem solving and decision-making and able to establish good relationships with Trial participants to ensure their safety, and the generation of high-quality research data.

You will be required to display exemplary accuracy in data collection, record keeping and attention to details in delivering complex protocolised care. Our team’s commitment to inter-disciplinary and collaborative working requires you to have exemplary inter-personal skills, independence and professional self-confidence in making decisions. The successful applicant will have regular opportunities to present at conferences. We also encourage continued professional development and will expect the successful applicant to take ownership of this.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julia Sampson Job title: Research Team Leader Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07812 277098